{"id":3755,"date":"2014-06-26T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=3755"},"modified":"2014-06-13T19:22:31","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T23:22:31","slug":"how-do-you-spell-that-again-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/how-do-you-spell-that-again-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Spell it right!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know that I would be lost without spell check on my computer and I bet most of you feel the same. After all it is really important to always spell check your work, but even when you (and I) do proofread and spell check our work, mistakes still slip through.\u00a0 We are all humans right? No one is perfect.\u00a0 But knowing which words are most likely to be misspelled in English is a really good way to try and catch any potential spelling mistakes you may make over and over again.<\/p>\n

These are the 15 most misspelled words in English according to Grammer.net<\/a>. Take a good look and try to remember the correct spelling of these words for the future.<\/p>\n

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Now that you know the 15 most misspelled words in English, why not learn a few more commonly misspelled words.\u00a0 Below I have a list of some other very commonly misspelled words in English (one from almost each letter of the alphabet). Taking a good look at this list and getting to know the correct spelling of these words is a good idea.<\/p>\n

acceptable<\/strong> \u2013 Often words with the suffix pronounced -able are misspelled -ible, be careful of this.
\nbelieve<\/strong> \u2013 To spell this word right, try to remember that \u2018i\u2019 usually comes before \u2018e\u2019 except after \u2018c\u2019 or when it is pronounced like “a” as “neighbor” and “weigh.”
\ncalendar<\/strong> \u2013 Getting the vowels \u2018e\u2019 and \u2018a\u2019 in their right places in this word is hard for almost everyone.
\ndaiquiri<\/strong> \u2013 If you are going to drink this drink, you have to learn how to spell it!
\ndefinite(ly)<\/strong> – This word is tricky because it always has a silent \u2018e\u2019 even when the \u2018ly\u2019 is added.
\nembarrass(ment)<\/strong> \u2013 Yes, there is a double \u2018r\u2019 and a double \u2018s\u2019 in this word!
\nforeign<\/strong> – Here is one of a number of words that doesn\u2019t follow the i-before-e rule discussed with the word \u2018believe\u2019 above.
\ngrateful<\/strong> \u2013 I know it is crazy, but the word \u2018great\u2019 is not in \u2018grateful\u2019.
\nharass<\/strong> \u2013 There are double letters in this word, \u2018ss,\u2019 but there is no double \u2018r,\u2019 which often confuses people.
\nintelligence<\/strong> \u2013 To spell this word right you have to remember it ends in -ence and not -ance.
\njewelry<\/strong> \u2013 Although jewelry is made by a jeweler, there is no \u2018e\u2019 between the \u2018l\u2019 and \u2018r\u2019 in this word.
\nkernel<\/strong> \u2013 Spelling this word correct is only difficult because it is spelled so differently than the word \u2018colonel,\u2019 which is pronounced exactly the same<\/em>.
\nlibrary<\/strong> \u2013 Often people forget to pronounce the first \u2018r\u2019 in this word and then they also forget to put it in when writing the word.
\nmisspell<\/strong> \u2013 Isn\u2019t it ironic how often the word misspell is misspelled? Remember that this word is really mis<\/em> + spell<\/em> and you won\u2019t have a problem writing it.
\nneighbor<\/strong> \u2013 This word is hard to spell by sounding it out, so memorizing the spelling is really your best bet. But remember that in British English the spelling for this word is neighbour<\/strong><\/em>.
\noccasionally<\/strong> \u2013 This is another word with multiple double letters that you will have to remember to put in order to spell correctly.
\nplaywright<\/strong> \u2013 It may not make sense that this word is not spelled \u2018playwrite,\u2019 but it just is, and there is no changing that.
\nquestionnaire<\/strong> \u2013 To spell this word right you will have to double the \u2018n\u2019 and add a silent \u2018e\u2019.
\nreferred<\/strong> \u2013 I always misspell this word! It just has too many letters \u2018r\u2019 in my opinion.
\nsergeant<\/strong> \u2013 Try to remember that there is an \u2018e\u2019 in both syllables of this word and you will always spell it right.
\ntwelfth<\/strong> \u2013 Often people forget to put the \u2018f\u2019 in this word, but without it, the word is out of order.
\nvacuum<\/strong> \u2013 Here is another word with double letters to try and remember!
\nweather<\/strong> \u2013 Whether you like it or not, you have to spell \u2018weather\u2019 this way when you are talking about what is going on outside and up in the sky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

I know that I would be lost without spell check on my computer and I bet most of you feel the same. After all it is really important to always spell check your work, but even when you (and I) do proofread and spell check our work, mistakes still slip through.\u00a0 We are all humans…<\/p>\n

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